March 25, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Tells Lehigh Quarry to Fix Pollution Issue By Silicon Valley Newsroom Supervisor Joe Simitian, whose district encompasses the quarry, said he called for the update to “resolve this particular issue once and for all.” Read More 8
March 17, 2020 Coronavirus Updates, March 17, 2020: South Bay Hunkers Down By Silicon Valley Newsroom As COVID-19 testing slowly ramps up throughout the U.S., most of the Bay Area hunkers down at home. Welcome to day one of the lockdown. Read More 5
November 26, 2019 Saratoga Councilman Pleads Not Guilty to Hit-and-Run Charge By Grace Hase If found guilty, the second-term councilman could spend up to six months in jail, pay up to a $1,000 fine—or both. Read More 1
November 22, 2019 Saratoga Councilman, 2020 Congressional Candidate Rishi Kumar Charged in Hit-and-Run By Grace Hase If found guilty, the local official could spend up to six months in county jail and/or be subject to a fine of up to $1,000. Read More 10
November 1, 2019 Verizon Breaks Ground on Coleman Highline Campus By Nicholas Chan The telecom giant plans to employ 3,400 people at the site, which is part of a larger campus by the Mineta San Jose International Airport. Read More 2
October 24, 2019 Saratoga Councilman Rishi Kumar Involved in Hit-and-Run By Grace Hase Authorities say the councilor, a 2020 congressional candidate, cooperated with police and drove back to the scene of the crime. Read More 39
October 11, 2019 Skinner: To Fix Housing Shortage, San Jose Should Legalize Apartments in City’s West Side By Tom Skinner Let an apartment building rise in every neighborhood—especially in West San Jose, Willow Glen, the Rose Garden and Almaden. Read More 4
October 8, 2019 UPDATE: PG&E Confirms Widespread Power Outage in Santa Clara Co. By Grace Hase On the second anniversary of the Tubbs fire, PG&E has confirmed that it will turn off the power for nearly 800,000 customers. Read More 7
October 3, 2019 San Jose Draws Scrutiny From State Leaders, Other Cities Over Tax-Sharing Pact with eBay By Jennifer Wadsworth Locally, however, the only controversy over the treaty involved how, exactly, to divvy up the money once it starts pouring into city coffers. Read More 1
August 28, 2019 SCC Supervisor Dave Cortese Ruffles Feathers by Lavishing Grants Outside His District By The Fly The three-term supe irked some county officials by requesting a slew of grants that appear to some observers as politically motivated. Read More 20
August 10, 2019 The Veranda, County’s First Measure A Housing Complex, Celebrates Grand Opening By Kyle Martin Three years after voters approved the $950 million affordable housing bond, the first project funded by the initiative is finally finished. Read More 6
July 3, 2019 Cupertino Planning Official Faces Backlash for Calling Pro-Growth Activists ‘Neoliberal Fascists’ By The Fly Ray Wang is getting slammed online for trolling YIMBYs and making not-so-veiled threats about trying to get them fired. Read More 11
May 24, 2019 Santa Clara Unified Names Dr. Stella Kemp as Superintendent By Silicon Valley Newsroom The SCUSD board has unanimously chosen a successor to Stanley Rose as he brings his near-half-century career in education to a close. Read More 9
April 25, 2019 Bitcoin Bandit Sentenced to a Decade Behind Bars in Nation’s First SIM-Swap Conviction By Jennifer Wadsworth Joel Ortiz’s conviction for stealing millions of dollars through a SIM-swapping digital cash heist marked the first of its kind in the U.S. Read More 5
April 4, 2019 Editorial: Unshackle Measure A to Create More Affordable Housing By New SV Media The county needs to make more deals happen and gain as much leverage as possible on the voter-approved funds. Read More 25
March 15, 2019 As Residents Build Bigger Homes, Cupertino City Planners Turn to Software to Manage By Rachel Sandler Driven by an influx of wealthy residents looking to rebuild their homes, the city has turned to software to make zoning easier to grasp. Read More 3